Q: Counseling : Smoking or Vaping
Trying to stop smoking and vaping.
Q: I’ve come a long way in my journey walking with God. There’s one thing I seem like I cannot stop, and that’s vaping. I’ve been trying for a couple years now, and I seem to always cave. I’ve tried putting myself around others who are nonsmokers, going to no smoking places, and throwing away my vape. Even when I have no money to afford a vape, I’ll ask someone else to buy me a vape, or to hit there’s. It’s not as much of a mental thing, it’s more the physical side effects. I’m in middle of school right now, and when I try to stop vaping I get extremely tired, irritated, and weak. My head will feel foggy and it’s like I’m not all there. I find myself to sin even MORE when I try to stop. I can’t even last 24 hours without it.
Please pray, and offer suggestions. I could really use the help. I want to obey God as much as I can and I feel like it’s such an easy stop, but I just can’t.
A: I will be blunt but give godly advice. You will have to deal with the withdrawls to conquer this. And you do have to conquer this sin [vice]. I am glad you are seeking advice 😊 so I do hope this helps...
It is important to remember your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and that smoking can cause you to not be in self control, but put u under demonic influences. Just like drugs and alcohol. And can harm others but also your witness as a Christian. That alone should put the fear of God into you to get rid of this smoking sin.
But if you are saved, the Holy Spirit is in you and you have the holiness and righteousness and power of God to conquer it, thus never have further desires to touch it again. You can have victory over it. And it can be used later as part of your testimony [of growing in sanctification as a believer].
One thing i can say is since the push for weed that's been happening in USA for a few yrs now, is [because of their profits] theres been less commercial PSAs on what drugs and smoking can do to you. Besides lung cancer, diseases, using a neck voice box to talk etc, etc, but without the PSAs you fail to know the serious long term effects.
They used to say your lungs go back to healthy after 10 yrs of quitting. But i dont believe that. From experience.
My unsaved grandmother smoked all her life, and was using inhailer the last 20 yrs. She one day gave up smoking and never picked em up again. 10 yrs later she was having gasping for air issues, was taken to hospital and spent 2 excruciating weeks, every second, trying to breathe. Every minute of her life she was deathly gasping frantic to breathe, it was horrific to watch. And them she died. Her body gave out.
You do not want to experience any related health issues to smoking, and any mental disabilities hindering your mind to be useful to God in your lifetime (and in your current educational studies as a student and in your life long learning for your career). God doesnt want us to have any sins/addictions or things compromising our faith or witness either. Commit to God to conquer that sin and have permanent victory over it. If you "love the Lord" you will throw away any and every sin you have, recognize, or fall into, so you are a good and faithful witness, and obedient servant of the Lord. If the unsaved see theres nothing different about us then they wont be led to Christ because we failed to live right and radiate the light of Christ from a transformed life. Right?
You can do it.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
Memorize this and meditate on it and other verses when you are tempted. Jesus was able to not fall into sin by all the temptations of Satan - because he stood firmly on the Word of God and trusted God. You can too. We are to follow Christ and be Christlike (more day by day).
"Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children." Ephesians 5:1
"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." Matthew 11:29
"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to freedom. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh - Galatians 5:13
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